veganism: I recently became a vegetarian, and I was wondering how long it took some of you that went from vegetarian to vegan. Or did you go hardcore into veganism. And how did you make the dietary transition|||One evening, a year ago, at 9PM I went vegetarian. The next day I ate a vegetarian lunch (salad with ranch dressing) and after that I went vegan. I went from omnivore to vegan in less than 24 hours!! I did some research...propaganda on both meat/dairy and vegan sides sure, but the vegan "propaganda" was much more convincing and made absolute sense to me. The meat/dairy info I felt was for profit, whereas the vegan info was out there without you having to buy a certain product. The vegan side was genuinely concerned about the state of things and not trying to sell me a product for my money. At first, I wasn't exactly sure what I should be eating, I just knew I had to do it...dive in, if you will. I went to countless websites and went to the library to gain some insightful information. And I have never looked back. It feels good to know that my money isn't directly going to the industrialized animal agribusinesses. It's an easy transition and I didn't have to wean myself off animal products. My body may be different, I'm not sure, but just take it from me, I went vegan in a relative heartbeat. Ultimately, you know your body better than anyone else and your body will tell you what you need and what you don't. So give it a try already. Go vegan as soon as possible. If you feel it's too soon then gradually transition. Have fun and enjoy your guilt-free lifestyle!|||I jumped right into veganism from a completely non-vegan diet. It mostly depends on whether you have to discipline yourself to keep to the diet, or whether you're concerned about nutrients. If you're concerned about nutrients, there are definitely differences and you need to research them. Once you're ready you can dive right in. Happy Eating!|||i eased myself into it in about a month. the first week i just stopped cheese. the second milk. the third egg. and the fourth anything else. its ok to go your own pace. you are taking a great step to help others in need!! PS= ALL THOSE BI0TCHES WHO ARE SAYING WE ARE CARNIVORES ARE WRONG YOU DUMBA$$ES SINCE WE EAT PLANTS MORONS! ALSO WE LIVE 3-5 YEARS LONGER THAN A MEAT EATER AND HAVE A 40% LESS CHANCE OF GETTING CANCER. so shove that up your @SS =] good luck with being vegan and i hope you dont encounter d|ckheads like the ones above.|||It took me 7 years, during which time I gradually cut out all the non-dietary aspects such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and clothing; then the last thing was dairy products. But you can go straight into it if you want. My best advice is join an animal rights group or a vegan social group to get support from other vegans. Check out yahoo groups to find something in your local area.|||I'm not techincally sure of the answer to this question, but my opinion on being a vegan is you'll know that you're a vegan when your vegetarianism becomes more passionate and serious. I'd imagine that vegas feel very strongly (physically and emotionally) towards vegetarian lifestyles. the devotion portrayed by vegans is probably similar to any other activist group out there. The difference between vegetarianism and vegan is probably the amount of passion and devotion one is willing to put into the transition. I'm a vegetarian also, but i have my limits. I doubt that i'd ever be able to cross the line though.|||I don't think there is any reason why you have to wait. I have successfully switched to a vegetarian diet, but I can see that going vegan is going to be really hard for me. But that's my plan! I will enjoy reading the (serious) replies here too.|||I've been a vegitarian forever, and I became vegan last week. So I waited 17 years...but I dont think it should be a problem. I only did it because of some PETA thing I read that scared me off dairy products for life. It's not that different. Just substitute soy everything.|||have a happy short expected lifespan|||Humans are carnivores. Our teeth prove this. Eat a steak.